Trade Mark Renewal Exercise – Deadline Extended In accordance with Rwanda Law No. 31/2009 on the Protection of Intellectual Property (“the Law”) of 14 December 2009, all trade marks registered in terms of the old 1963 Act, i.e., trade marks registered before 14...
Proprietors of trade marks in Rwanda should take note of an upcoming trade mark renewal deadline which may be relevant to their marks in this country.
Rwanda’s 2009 Law on Intellectual Property, expressly excludes pharmaceutical products from patent protection. Rwanda is a member of ARIPO (African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation) and is a signatory to the Harare Protocol. As such, Rwanda can be...
Rwanda’s 2009 Law on Intellectual Property, expressly excludes pharmaceutical products from patent protection. Rwanda is a member of ARIPO (African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation) and is a signatory to the Harare Protocol. As such, Rwanda can be...
A Rwandan trade mark registration is valid for a 10 year period from the date of filing and is, thereafter, renewable for like periods. The Rwandan Registry allows for a grace period of 10 months following the expiry of a mark, within which to apply for the late renewal of a mark, subject to the payment of a penalty fee.
According to the World Economic Forum, Rwanda is one of the fastest growing economies in Central Africa. The country has come a long way since the Tutsi genocide devastated its economy more than two decades ago. Rwandans are now generally living healthier and...
Darren Olivier and Menzi Maboyi travelled to East Africa in September 2016. Other than to have one on one discussions with the Ugandan Registrar…
Rwanda recently hosted the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Kigali in May, with the theme, 'Connecting Africa’s Resources through Digital Transformation'. In a recent Bloomberg article, Mark Bohlund (African Economist) said that Rwanda has led the way in nurturing an...
Kigali In March 2014, Adams & Adams arranged and conducted a workshop in Kigali for Interpol as well as Customs and Police officials from Rwanda. A&A subsequently returned to Kigali in June 2014 and assisted Customs and Police with several raids around the...
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